Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-31
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Lord Lyons and President Carnot Ex.
change Felicitati0ns.
England Will Maintain the Neutrality
Of the Mediterranean.
Russian Troops Being Massed on the
Bessarabian Border.
Preparations for Common Russo French
Action In Case OF War.

Carnot as British Ambassador. In a
speech he expressed his pleasure at return
ing to France where he had already served
n the Diplomatic Corps. Queen Victoria
he said. enjoined him to spare no efforts to
maintain and consolidate the good rela-
tions that for many years had existed be-
tween France and England. On behalf OF
the Queen and British Government he con-
graduated France upon her choice Of q
President. NJ. Carnot in his reply said he
would highly value the realization of Queen
Victoria's Injunction, and he would not
fail to contribute to strengthen those ties OF
friendship which draw the two peoples to-
gether and which are the best guarantee OF
the triumph OF ideas OF progress, peace and
liberty.
President Carn OF received Mr.. Gladstone
to-day.
BELGRADE, December 29.-The Servian
ministry has resigned.
SOFIA, December 29,-The Sobranie has
passed bills authorizing the Government
to conclude treaties of commerce with all
countries, and to issue loan OF $40, ,OO0,-
600 for railway construction.
BAD FOR TRAVELLERS.
LONDON, December 29.-Steamers arriv.
ing at British ports report very severe
weather on the Atlantic. 4
RAILWAYS BLOCKED.
VIENNA, December 2S.-A heavy snow
storm is prevailing here. No trains have
left Pesth for Vienna since yesterday. All
railways are wholly or partially blocked.
HEAVY SNOWFALL
PARIS, December 29.-Severe weather is
being experienced in the southeast OF
France. There has been heavy fall OF
snow at Nice. d.
SEVERE WEATHER IN GERMANY. (
BERLIN, December 29.-Most of the Gers
man rivers are frozen over. Several OF the
Baltic ports, including Konigsberg, are
closed. The southern and western rivers
are all covered with drifting ice. Railwa,,
traffic is greatly interrupted. In Thuringia
and the Hartz Mountains, deer and other
game are fiocking 20 the villages for food-
Several deaths from the effects OF expOsures
| are reported in various parts OF Austria.
MADRID, December ga passenger trais.
colided with a snow-blocked freight train
| near Avillia to-day. Several persons were
killed and others seriously injured.
THE PANAMA CANAL.
LONDON, December 29.-The Standard y
Paris correspondent says: In an interview
to-day with Senor Mateus. the Colombian
minister, he declared that neither by threa,
nor cajolery would his Government be ift:
duced to allow America to have anythii..
| to do with the Panama canal, even II Ia
Lesseps failed to complete the work. ThR
would rather do without the CANA ttkt
see America complete it.
MANUFACTURING RIFLES.
| PARIS December 29.-General Loger"t
Minister Of War, has ordered the speedy
execution OF General BOulanger's order fol
| the manufacture of Lebel rifles, which was
rescinded by General Ferron.
| TROOPS MAssING.
| BUCHAREST, December 29.-It is reported
that $4,000 troops are masesd at Bender
in Bessarabia, ana that guns and muni,
tions of war are constantly arriving
there.
| FRANCE AND RUSSIA.
| PARIS, December 29.-It is stated that
Prince Alexander OF Gutenberg, who has
lust arrived in Paris from St. Petersburg
ia charged with a mission to settle the de
tails for common Russo.Frenth action ir
the event OF war.
| REAssURlNG FOR TURKEY.
LONDON, December 29.-The Daily Tele
graphs correspondent at Constantinoplt
says: "Papers here assert that Lore
Salisbury has assured Rustem Pasha, th'
Turkish ambassador at London. that
England will not allow the equilibrium OF
the Mediterranean to be disturbed to th'
prejudice of Turkey"
PARIS, December 29.-Gladstone lef
Paris this evening. He will 60 directly tt
Florence.
BELGRADE, December 29.-The resigna
ton of the Ministry has been accepted b,
King Milan. The retirement OF M. Ristie
ia considered check to Russia.
NICE MAN.
CORK, December 29.-The Governmen
official who is charged with criminally as
saulting three young girls is Major BishoE
Governor OF the County Jail. The polio
authorities refuse to prosecute Malo
Bishop.